Filter & Sort
Attracting the Missing Students
Study suggests that there's a way for top colleges to attract and enroll more low-income, high-achieving applicants, and that the methods to do so are inexpensive. So why isn't this strategy being used?
Does 'Admission' Merit Thumbs-Up?
Three experts share their thoughts on the truths and fictions of the new Tina Fey movie.
Opinion
My Ride to the Airport
Nate Kreuter reflects on how some chance encounters made him feel welcome at a large university -- and pointed him forward.
Opinion
Don't Tinker. Toss the SAT.
The "common core" movement led by the head of the College Board has made the organization's exam less needed than ever, writes Joseph Soares.
A New SAT
The College Board will redesign its signature exam, with an emphasis on "core knowledge and skills."
The Cost of Need-Blind
Grinnell won't consider applicants' ability to pay, at least for two years. But college will raise loan limits and try to attract more wealthy students. Is this the future model for elite private higher ed?
Snapshot Dissertation
Should universities require graduate students to pare down years of research into a soundbite that can be understood by non-scholars?
World's Would-Be Grad Students
ETS releases country-by-country GRE averages, and results point to importance of foreign students in U.S. graduate schools.